When Mansi Manoj Kasliwal was 15, she left her hometown of Indore, for boarding school in the United States. Encouraged by a ...

The Robert Ferguson Observatory in Kenwood will mark International Observe the Moon Night on Oct. 4 with a special ‘Moon Focus Night.’ ...

From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments. At the same time, she learned how to operate all three of its major ...

UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science ...

Let’s cut straight to the bad news: you can’t hike to the James Webb Space Telescope. The air’s a bit too thin, and the temperature doesn’t bear mentioning. But while astronomy’s flashiest telescopes ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- When state water officials measure the Sierra snowpack on Tuesday, they'll do it the same way they've been doing it for more than a century. It'll give us a snapshot of the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a major highway ...

Tuff-N-Uff 148 marked the promotion’s third trip to San Diego, and the energy in the building made one thing clear: the mixed ...

Professor Mansi Manoj Kasliwal has been appointed director of Palomar Observatory, making her the first woman and second PIO to lead the facility. An ...